Agroforestry World
Anne Wavinya
Ann Wavinya is a communication assistant for the World Agroforestry Centre, based at the headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. She manages communication activities for the Soils research unit. She joined ICRAF in 2012.
In the last five years ICRAF has helped establish comprehensive soil information systems in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria. Malawi is determined to be next. Africa has over 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land but remains a...
Teak is one of the most sought-after hardwoods in the world. A substantial amount is grown by smallholders in Latin America, Africa and Asia, who need help to improve production. James M. Roshetko and Aulia Perdana of...
The eponymous tree is being replanted on Indonesia’s Sandalwood Island, now known as Sumba, by farmers trained by the World Agroforestry Centre A group of farmers gathered at the home of Elton Ndohang in Kanatang Village, East Sumba,...
Landscapes are many-splendoured things. A training course has set out to help people involved in their management better understand the complexities. By Sacha Amaruzaman and Meine van Noordwijk Forested landscapes are crucial in providing various ecosystem...
Farmers in the district of Buol in Central Sulawesi Province have formed learning groups to better understand tree management to improve their livelihoods in the face of climate change. By Dienda Citasyari Putri Hendrawan ‘We don’t...
Farmers in Indonesia are learning how to grow coffee to improve their livelihoods and ensure their household needs. By Hendra Gunawan and Endri Martini A few years ago, a mixed orchard based on coffee trees was hard to...
‘What an innovative approach!’ said Mr Le Minh Loan, a farmer in Quang Binh Province, Central Viet Nam of the agroforestry systems integrating pomelo with peanut introduced in their commune. By Doan Thi Luyen, Dam Viet Bac and...
A training course has helped cement relationships with key agroforestry-development organizations in Viet Nam and prepared young researchers for future growth. By Rachmat Mulia and La Nguyen ‘The training was really important because it introduced advanced agroforestry research...
Staff of the Bhutan Government have been trained by the World Agroforestry Centre in methods for improving their ecosystem services’ schemes. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are incentive-based schemes that bridge conservation initiatives and community livelihoods. The...
In the newest episode in our Liming saga, farmers have taken initiative to grow the cover crops after harvest rather than before, as originally advised. ICRAF went to find out why and came with new recommendations for the late sowing of cover crops. Farmers also got a chance to voice their concerns about their participation in the Seeds of Beauty programme.
A series of field schools in Sulawesi, Indonesia are helping share advanced knowledge about agroforestry throughout the island By Enggar Paramita After being implemented for two years in South and Southeast Sulawesi provinces in Indonesia, a...
A new agroforestry module has now been added to FAO’s Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox. The SFM Toolbox brings together a large number of tools, case studies and other resources organized into modules aimed at providing forest...
Building farmers’ capacity is common in the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics to support innovation and expansion. Monitoring results in the Central Mekong action area has suggested ways of increasing its effectiveness. ...
The World Agroforestry Centre held a follow-up training workshop with farmers in the remote and mountainous villages of Liguang and Meile in Liming County, northwestern Yunnan Province. The farmers assessed local conditions, identified management techniques for issues raised...